Senior officials of the West Bengal Police were beaten up after a school girl died in a road accident in Murshidabad district on Friday, police said. ....

The first session of the newly-elected 15th Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) of Punjab began here on Friday. ....

Powegrid Corp on Friday started the commercial operation of its 800 kilovolt (kV) HVDC Champa-Kurukshetra Pole I project, the state-run electricity transmission company announced here. ....

The External Affairs Ministry on Friday announced the opening of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in Andhra Pradesh, an official said. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said Bihar -- the land of Buddha and Mahavira -- inspires him whenever he visits the state. ....

An acid tank burst on Friday in an ordnance factory in Itarsi in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. However, no injuries were reported. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked sugar mill owners in the state to pay arrears of the previous and current crushing seasons to sugarcane farmers within a month. ....

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday demanded the setting up of anti-Romeo squads in Bihar for women's safety in line with neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. ....

The CPI-M on Friday said the crackdown on slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh will affect the livelihood of 25 lakh people and urged the Modi government to protect minorities' rights. ....

All five BJP members in the Telangana legislative assembly were on Friday suspended from the house for two days for disrupting the proceedings. ....